Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44a9d0e604a1df55…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.0 KB Created: 2021-09-04 04:12:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: a8273d75818b754b137f5db88c9b4da8 SHA-1: 8ddfc9810da711d3646c01c4822dfc01b8cebab1 SHA-256: 44a9d0e604a1df55bbb6d667afb0a95601193c4f3f2bc2215a0d456f7a5b3603
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://goldmustang.com/files/files/48192373172.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://gemwishrs.com/ckfinder/stones/files/tokozikimixelof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heatherjansch.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/megabofosonefub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarujiovalente.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5gqcdecav3o643ap7ljecensd/bamitod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.brunosistemi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087f5b4ef5a1---wemikefijesuzinopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carshopm.com/js/upload/files/sejufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3a267d7b07---feguzibepokonabikixilibov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cradlegold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d5o2l6hitsgteh068e4shnsir/89703985752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kanchanaspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pozozutibege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bf0d2a0479---tadanotapavovenopedigavuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071f32f114b8---peduvoper.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a81999cfb35ac3b874b2c128097c1082/gawijiluzomabudubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manuscripthandler.com/userfiles/file/80824958142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.psk.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27885966950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahchala.com/img/file/46432027093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nena-artspace.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/patukomubov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.clubmanizales.com.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5909ee0d79---befewaromawoxukajaxivom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f772a61c45a66375f69381dcf4ce1db7/25014155292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088472362bfb---zunimakapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb39164fb2---torawofiper.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicolamanna.com/userfiles/files/88243984389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ophtalmic-overnight.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee88d77a2ac---65519199772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/gexetogoxedizuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://m-co.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r1jl4jp8fnntrb519mscakn0dd/busokat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seyrimerdin.com/userfiles/file/pekaloxudolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=write+on+pdf+documentPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dcbe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCBE 16388 bytes
SHA-256: 774937662a1552865c66aa8ad28b0376d1a038a4b017c2add1e083584ed4c035
font_01_sfnt_off000106b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106B8 10496 bytes
SHA-256: 4a8b9ebb6053105b259a2b1812ba2467b8c92dd6c9384642e3bea7443127a3fc
font_02_sfnt_off00011e8e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E8E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1